Friday Heirloom 2019

Friday Heirloom 108: Museum Magnetism ENGLISH/ITALIANO

Every single evidence of the past (...) questions me: who am I with respect to this humanity? Do I still have the same respect for life and nature? The same tenacity and the same "hunger"? (Lorenzo Nigro, Gerico) Reading "Gerico" at Piazza della Repubblica, Rome My home country of Italy, also known as a museum goer's… Continue reading Friday Heirloom 108: Museum Magnetism ENGLISH/ITALIANO

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Friday Heirloom 107: A Museum Is (Unlearning and “Unsummering” in Rome) ENGLISH/ITALIANO

"There's no inspiration. There's just work." (Tahar Ben Jelloun) As far as I'm concerned, it's still summer. While picking out my outfit this morning, I realized I couldn't let go of my yellow flowered jumpsuit which I bought back in July while on vacation in Sicily. Has it really been that long? Where did it… Continue reading Friday Heirloom 107: A Museum Is (Unlearning and “Unsummering” in Rome) ENGLISH/ITALIANO

Friday Heirloom 2019

Friday Heirloom 106: Museo Colonial + Museo Santa Clara, Bogotá

Museums for good: what are you about, if not participation, inclusion and accessibility? When it comes to searching for museums with an impact on their communities, on a worldwide scale, one cannot escape the wonders of two colossal Bogotá-based institutions, namely Museo Colonial and Museo Santa Clara. Museo Colonial Museo Santa Clara I first learned… Continue reading Friday Heirloom 106: Museo Colonial + Museo Santa Clara, Bogotá

Friday Heirloom 2019

Friday Heirloom 105: My Experience as a Social Media Journalist at #AAM2019 – American Alliance of Museums

At this year's Annual Meeting, Social Media Journalist Angela Gala embedded with scholarship recipients who came from around the world to exchange ideas about museum work. In this photo, Angela and some of the participants enjoy the energy of New Orleans. After moving back to Europe from America in 2016, I had never been able to come visit… Continue reading Friday Heirloom 105: My Experience as a Social Media Journalist at #AAM2019 – American Alliance of Museums